hoof
/huːf/ (bre, ipa) · /huːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhu̇f ˈhüf/ (ame, mw) · /hʊf/ (ame, ipa)
hoof — 名詞
- hoofsingular
- hoofsplural
1. The hard, tough covering made of keratin that grows on the lower part of each fo
蹄
馬、牛、羊等動物腳底的角質硬殼
The hard, tough covering made of keratin that grows on the lower part of each foot in large plant-eating mammals like horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and deer, protecting the foot and helping the animal move over different types of ground.
The farrier checked each hoof on Andrés's horse for cracks before the race.
蹄鐵匠在比賽前檢查 Andrés 的馬的每一隻蹄，看是否有裂縫。
check a hoof — inspect for damage or disease
Yasmin watched the mountain goats grip the steep rocks with their small, sharp hooves.
Yasmin 看著那些山羊用又小又尖的蹄子緊抓著陡峭的岩壁。
irregular plural: hooves (also accepted: hoofs)
A sharp stone got stuck in the mule's hoof, and it began to limp badly.
一顆尖石頭卡進了騾子的蹄裡，使牠開始嚴重跛行。
Cyrus cleaned the mud from his horse's hooves after riding through the wet fields.
Cyrus 騎馬穿過潮濕的田野後，清除了馬蹄上的泥土。
- trotter
refers specifically to the foot of a pig, especially in cooking; not interchangeable with hoof for horses or cattle
- cloven hoof
a hoof split into two parts, found on animals like cows, sheep, and goats; a subtype of hoof
用法筆記
The standard plural is hooves, though hoofs is also accepted in informal writing. This sense is usually used for large plant-eating mammals — birds and small mammals have claws or paws, not hooves.
常見錯誤
hoof — 動詞
- hoofpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hoofs3rd person singular
- hoofing-ing form
- hoofedpast simple
1. To strike a ball hard with the foot in sports such as soccer or rugby, often wit
猛踢
在運動中用力踢球
To strike a ball hard with the foot in sports such as soccer or rugby, often without precise control and usually to send it a long way down the field.
Min hoofed the ball down the field, hoping a teammate would reach it first.
Min 把球猛踢到球場另一端，希望隊友能先接到。
Under pressure from two attackers, the defender hoofed the ball clear of the goal area.
在兩名進攻球員的壓迫下，後衛把球猛踢出了禁區。
The coach told the players to stop hoofing the ball and to pass it carefully.
教練告訴球員不要亂踢球，而要小心地傳球。
Pedro hoofed the ball so hard it flew over the crossbar and into the crowd.
Pedro 把球踢得非常用力，結果球飛過了球門橫樑，掉進觀眾席裡。
文法句型
hoof + noun phrase (the ball) + adverb/prepositional phrase
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used in sports commentary or informal team talk. It suggests a lack of precision — a player hoofs the ball when there is no time to aim a careful pass.
2. To walk or travel somewhere on foot, especially when you are in a hurry, your ve
步行趕路
非正式用語，徒步快走
To walk or travel somewhere on foot, especially when you are in a hurry, your vehicle has broken down, or the distance is farther than you expected.
Tara and Inês missed the train, so they hoofed it home through the rain.
Tara 和 Inês 沒趕上火車，所以只好在雨中走路回家。
Christopher's car broke down, so he hoofed it to the nearest gas station.
Christopher 的車拋錨了，所以他徒步走到最近的加油站。
Amihan decided to hoof it to the store rather than wait for the bus.
Amihan 決定走路去商店，而不是等公車。
We were late for the concert, so we hoofed it the last few blocks.
我們聽音樂會遲到了，所以最後幾個街區我們是用快走的。
文法句型
hoof it + adverb/prepositional phrase
用法筆記
This sense is always used in the fixed phrase 'hoof it.' You cannot say 'I hoofed to the store' without 'it.' The expression is informal and suggests time pressure or discomfort — you hoof it when walking is not your first choice.